Ezra 3:10-13

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¹⁰ The builders finished laying the foundation of the Temple of the Lord. Then the priests, dressed in their ·robes [vestments], stood with their ·trumpets [clarions; ^Ca long, metallic instrument, not a ram’s horn], and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, stood with their cymbals. They all took their places and praised the Lord just as David king of Israel had ·said to do [instructed; prescribed]. ¹¹ With praise and thanksgiving, they ·sang [^Lanswered; ^Csang antiphonally] to the Lord:

And then all the people shouted loudly, “Praise the Lord! The foundation of his ·Temple [^Lhouse] has been laid.” ¹² But many of the older priests, Levites, and ·family leaders [^Lheads of fathers] who had seen the first ·Temple [^Lhouse] cried loudly when they saw the foundation of this Temple. ·Most of the other people [Many others] were shouting with joy. ¹³ The people made so much noise it could be heard far away, and no one could tell the difference between the joyful shouting and the sad crying.